Koreatown: All the Drinks at The Venue

The Venue in Koreatown opened about two months ago. The noraebang (karaoke) spot features not only pretty fun private rooms to sing in but has a dining room and bar. Once you find The Venue just off Wilshire and Normandie, head in for a drink or two.

All the drinks including Seana in the pineapple

Your Instagram is going to be populated with drinks in copper pineapples but the one to get here is the Seana, which is named after one of the owners.

And if the Stop Screaming didn’t do its job, there’s also the very delicious Mic Drop. It was my favorite drink on the menu. Despite its pinkness, it’s actually not too sweet. That’s because the apertif wine, Bonal Gentiane Quina, does a good job of balancing out everything.

I’m glad The Venue has some healthy eats options including this farro toast.

Nonna’s meatballs

Chef Kayson Chong said if he had a nonna, these would be her meatballs. I can’t resist a good meatball. Really nice sauce. If you somehow still have toast left over, it’s great to dip it in here!

Serrano y Los Dinos

My other favorite drink on the menu is the very Spring-like Serrano y Los Dinos featuring grapefruit, Thai basil, mint and serrano chile. I love that all spirits are represented here from vodka to rum to tequila to whiskey. And this one is a great tequila one.